Don’t call it a comeback, but the running back position underwent a resurgence in the 2024 NFL offseason. Just a year ago in the 2023 offseason, Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley and Tony Pollard all failed to come to terms with their respective teams on long-term extensions with each settling for the franchise tag, and there had only been one running …
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Every NFL season, all 32 teams are under some level of pressure. For contenders like the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, it’s basically Super Bowl or bust. For rebuilding clubs like the Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders, even slight steps forward might be considered big wins. But what about specific people? Think coaches, players, and others in between. …
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Can second-year first-rounder take a big jump in 2024? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Over the next few weeks leading up to training camp, we’ll be counting down the top 25 most important Eagles for the 2024 season. 25. Brandon Graham24. Nakobe Dean23. Milton Williams22. Jake Elliott21. Nolan Smith The Eagles are going to need more from Nolan Smith …
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The biggest question mark entering last year was Jordan Love. Would he continue the Packers’ run of MVP-caliber quarterbacks, settle in as an average starter or completely face plant. Sure enough, he took a leap to superstardom, culminating with a blowout win in Dallas in the postseason. Now he’s on the doorstep of a new contract that’ll surely pay him …
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The Giants are counting on coveted rookie receiver Malik Nabers unlocking the offense in 2024. (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports) When the New York Giants made the playoffs at the end of the 2022 season, everyone celebrated. As they should have. It had been a long time since the Giants made the playoffs and even longer since they won a playoff game. …
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Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss whether Daniel Jones can turn around the Giants and whether his play could cost HC Brian Daboll his job. View more Video Transcript Do you really want Daniel Jones to be the quarterback that has to save your job because I think that’s where the Giants are this year. If Brian Dable …
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These rankings are not a prediction of how teams will finish the 2024 season. Instead, the following list is a snapshot of where the NFL’s teams currently are. (Will that stop people from interpreting these ranking as a prediction of how teams will finish the 2024 season? Nope.) 1. Chiefs: The two-time champs will stay kings of the NFL mountain, …
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As a rookie last season, Lions cornerback Brian Branch made an immediate impact as a nickel cornerback. He started nine of the 15 games he played in, and was on the field for about three-quarters of the Lions’ defensive snaps. But this year, the Lions want more. Lions defensive assistant Jim O’Neil says Branch can get more playing time, and …
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It has all come down to this. After the Florida Panthers opened up a 3-0 lead on the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, many believed the series to be all but over. Then Connor McDavid and his friends outscored the Panthers by a combined score of 18-5 en route to tying the series up at three games …
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Cutting a first-round draft pick after he played just 10 career games would be a major admission of a draft mistake, but that’s what the Vikings might do with safety Lewis Cine. Cine, a 2022 first-round draft pick, was working with the third string during offseason practices and has a tough path toward earning a roster spot, according to ESPN. …
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Travis Kelce has been making the rounds this offseason and spending plenty of time at his girlfriend’s sold-out concerts around the world after leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl win in February. On Sunday, he took things a step further. Kelce stunned fans at Wembley Stadium in London when he appeared on stage with Taylor Swift. Kelce …
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The 49ers traded former No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance after the rookie season that Brock Purdy had. A year later, Purdy is being talked about as potentially becoming one of the NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks a year from now after the two seasons he has had. Purdy helped the 49ers to the NFC Championship Game in the 2022 season before …
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Jets cornerback Tae Hayes was arrested early Sunday morning in Alabama and charged with marijuana possession, according to multiple reports. The charge is a second-degree misdemeanor. Hayes, 26, was arrested in Morgan County at 3:46 a.m. and released at 5:07 a.m. after he posted a $300 bond. The Jets said in a statement they are aware of Hayes’ arrest but …
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Kittle applauds Purdy’s leadership, growth as 49ers QB originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NASHVILLE, Tenn., — It was a 49ers reunion at the fourth-annual Tight End University — a camp co-hosted by All-Pro George Kittle and Kansas City Chiefs superstar Travis Kelce — and one common theme at the event was the positive state of Brock Purdy as …
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Jets CB Tae Hayes, 26, was arrested early Sunday morning in Alabama and charged with marijuana possession, according to multiple reports. Hayes was arrested in Morgan County at 3:46 a.m. and released at 5:07 a.m. on $300 bond. The charge is a a second-degree misdemeanor, according to Trinity PD records. “A Jets spokesman said the team is aware of the …
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